I have a new story coming out this week! Well, it's sort of a new story... "Bits," a flash fiction from the third section of ELECTRIC TREES, found a new home in the fabulously vibrant horror anthology The Needle Drops...Volume One, coming October 13 from Urhi Publishing. It has been a delight to work with … Continue reading A Horror Story and an Interview
While my publishing service figures out their technical difficulties, I'm releasing the first story in ELECTRIC TREES! I hope that you enjoy it, and I can't wait until the book is finally ready to be released so you can read more of the tales contained within. Downloadable PDF: fins-by-melissa-bobeDownload Full text: Fins It started in … Continue reading A First Look at ELECTRIC TREES
Happy New Year! 2020 is just a lovely number to look at, and I'm hoping that the year (really the decade) turns out to be just as attractive, especially as it relates to all things writing. With that said... I have news. Exciting news. In just a few short weeks, I will be putting out … Continue reading Upcoming Publication: Sibyls
http://alluvian.space/due-north-melissa-bobe I'm so excited to be featured in the current issue of Alluvian! They're a great journal out of Ithaca and have an eye on our climate and our planet, as we all should. They also feature some beautiful graphics and photography, so definitely explore the current issue and all of the wonderful content that … Continue reading Publication: Due North
It's the last day of the month of love, and Storymatic gave me another wonderful winter writing prompt to work with! As you can tell from my previous post about Storymatic, I find their prompt cards really inspirational and fun to write from. In case you're having trouble reading them in the above photograph, the … Continue reading Writing Wednesday: Storymatic Prompt (Month of Love Edition)
She’d had a cupcake for breakfast every day for the last month. Thick on the icing, more often than not with sprinkles, occasionally filled with sweet cream or more icing. […] via “Icing” by Melissa Bobe — The Metaworker I am so happy to have my story "Icing" featured on The Metaworker just in time for … Continue reading Publication: Icing
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a Wednesday writing prompt using cards made by The Storymatic. I'm such a fan of them that I went ahead and also got myself Rememory, which is put out by the same folks who made The Storymatic. However, Rememory is meant to help a writer tap into her … Continue reading Writing Wednesday: Rememory
If you're stuck for inspiration today, join me in a writing prompt courtesy of The Storymatic! When I was walking around the showroom floor of the Javits Center during BookExpo/BookCon last year, there was one booth I kept passing that drew my interest. Behind the people in the booth was a backdrop of bold, colorful … Continue reading Writing Wednesday: Storymatic Prompt
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